Everything Flashcards
(48 cards)
name the 4 Great Charter of Freedoms
Freedom of conscience and religion
freedom of thought, belief, opinion and experssion
freedom of peaceful assembly
freedom of association
what is Habeas Corpus?
it is the right to challenge unlawful detention by state
what was amend in 1982
the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms
name the 4 Charter Fundamental Freedoms
mobility Right- Canadians can work or be anywhere leave and come back
Aboriginal peoples rights- right to not affect any treatys
Official languages right and minority language right- equalit between engligh and french
Multiculturalism - respecting all cultures
What are men and women under the law?
they are both equal under the law
what are responsibilities of having rights
Voting in elections, Serving on a jury,Taking responsibility for oneself and one’s family,Obeying the law, Protecting and enjoying our heritage and environment and Helping others in the community
is military service required in Canada?
no
what kind of constitution is canada?
it is a constitutional monarchy
what happens in 1867
we have the Peace, Order and Good Government in the Constitutional document and the British North America Act
what is the Great Dominion?
is the Atlantic shore to the Pacific oceans to the Arctic Circle
with the phrase;
who are the three founding people
French, British and Aboriginals
when were kids place in residential schools?
1800s to 1980s
who were first on Canadian soil
the aboriginal people were here first
what are the three type of Aboriginal people
Metis, Inuti, First Nations
Explain First Nation
a term used in the 1970s, these are people who aren’t inuit or metis
explain Inuit
the word means ‘the people’ in their language, live across the arctic
explain Metis
people who are mixed Aboriginal and British, french and English background and have their own dialect, ‘Michif’
what province is the only official bilingual province?
New Brunswick
what are Acadians?
they are French descendants of French who came to the Maritimes in 1604
what was the “Great Upheaval”
from 1775 to 1763, a war broke out in their home
when did most immigrants from Asian countries come to Canada?
in 1970s
who started the European exploration and in what year did it happen?
was John Cabot and in 1497
when did the English settlement begin
in 1610
who travelled across the Atlantic?
it was Jacques Cartier from 1534 to 1542
